Airghialla Mag Uidhir- Background

Background

This project is for all variants of the surnames that make up The Clann Lugain traditionally located in Airghialla included the Maguires, McMahon, MacKernans, MacAuleys, O’Cassidys, O’Corrigans, MacManuses, Breens/Byrnes, and Gurrys.

By using y-DNA testing as a tool with our traditional genealogy research, the project will attempt to connect today's Mag Uidhir lineages, find related family, and hopefully discover where these lineages originated. The project hopes to be able to break through the brick walls created by lack of paper records etc. To that end, a Y-67 level test is required with the Y-111 level including R Deep Clade SNP testing being preferred. Additionally, DYS464x testing is beneficial.

A person’s y-DNA is passed down the male line, from father, to son, to grandson, to great-grandson, etc. with very little change over many generations. A participant must therefore be a male on the Mag Uidhir (or variant) line, or a line that you have genealogical evidence of being originally a Mag Uidhir (or variant) male line. i.e. through a name change, adoption, etc. Female Mag Uidhir can ask a father, brother, grandfather, uncle, cousin or nephew etc. to test, to represent your particular family line.

The project is hoping this will be of interest and help to fellow researchers and interested family members of Mag Uidhir (and variants).
Please visit the Airghialla Mag Uidhir Regional/Surname DNA Project website:http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Airghialla_Mag Uidhir

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